[Skiboot] [PATCH v2 09/15] platforms/astbmc/witherspoon: Rework NPU presence detection

Alexey Kardashevskiy aik at ozlabs.ru
Mon Jan 21 16:30:42 AEDT 2019



On 11/01/2019 12:09, Andrew Donnellan wrote:
> Rework NPU presence detection in preparation for supporting both NVLink and
> OpenCAPI devices operating simultaneously on the same NPU.
> 
> If an OpenCAPI card is connected to GPU#0, and an NVLink GPU is connected
> to GPU#1,

What is "NVLink GPU"? A peer NVLink of GPU#0 connected to GPU#1?

What is the supported hardware configuration? In other words, is there a
spec describing it such as a nice drawing from
Witherspoon_Design_Workbook_v1.7_19June2018.pdf, page 40 with the wiring
diagram?

The patch could be much simpler:

diff --git a/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c b/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
index fe13899..b592a67 100644
--- a/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
+++ b/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static void witherspoon_npu2_device_detect(struct
npu2 *npu)
        int rc;

        bool gpu0_present, gpu1_present;
+       enum npu2_dev_type gpu0_type = NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN;

        if (witherspoon_type != WITHERSPOON_TYPE_REDBUD) {
                prlog(PR_DEBUG, "PLAT: Setting all NPU links to NVLink,
OpenCAPI only supported on Redbud\n");
@@ -305,12 +306,14 @@ static void witherspoon_npu2_device_detect(struct
npu2 *npu)
                        set_link_details(npu, 1, 3, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI);
                        /* We current don't support using the second link */
                        set_link_details(npu, 0, 2, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+                       gpu0_type = npu2_dev_type_opencapi;
                } else {
                        prlog(PR_DEBUG, "PLAT: Chip %d GPU#0 is NVLink\n",
                              chip->id);
                        set_link_details(npu, 0, 0, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
                        set_link_details(npu, 1, 1, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
                        set_link_details(npu, 2, 2, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
+                       gpu0_type = NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK;
                }
        }

@@ -324,7 +327,10 @@ static void witherspoon_npu2_device_detect(struct
npu2 *npu)
                } else {
                        prlog(PR_DEBUG, "PLAT: Chip %d GPU#1 is NVLink\n",
                              chip->id);
-                       set_link_details(npu, 3, 3, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
+                       if (gpu0_type == NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI)
+                               prlog(PR_WARNING, "PLAT: Chip %d GPU#1
will operate at reduced performance due to presence of OpenCAPI device.
For optimal performance, swap device locations\n", chip->id);
+                       else
+                               set_link_details(npu, 3, 3,
NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
                        set_link_details(npu, 4, 4, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
                        set_link_details(npu, 5, 5, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
                }


Otherwise it is harder to spot the exact change the patch is doing which
is skipping one call to set_link_details().


> the GPU will only receive 2 links rather than the usual 3.
> 
> The reason for this is that without the OpenCAPI card, the GPU would be
> use links 3-5, connected to NPU bricks 3-5, which needs both stacks 1 and 2
> to be in NVLink mode.
> 
> However, with an OpenCAPI card in the GPU#0 slot that uses links 0-1, we
> need to use NPU bricks 2-3, which means stack 1 must be set in OpenCAPI
> mode. As such, the GPU will be restricted to using links 4 and 5.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Donnellan <andrew.donnellan at au1.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Frederic Barrat <fbarrat at linux.ibm.com>
> ---
>  platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c b/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
> index fe138991696f..c41f0c5b1971 100644
> --- a/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
> +++ b/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
> @@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ static void witherspoon_npu2_device_detect(struct npu2 *npu)
>  	int rc;
>  
>  	bool gpu0_present, gpu1_present;
> +	enum npu2_dev_type gpu0_type = NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
> +	enum npu2_dev_type gpu1_type = NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
>  
>  	if (witherspoon_type != WITHERSPOON_TYPE_REDBUD) {
>  		prlog(PR_DEBUG, "PLAT: Setting all NPU links to NVLink, OpenCAPI only supported on Redbud\n");
> @@ -298,19 +300,11 @@ static void witherspoon_npu2_device_detect(struct npu2 *npu)
>  		if (state & (1 << 0)) {
>  			prlog(PR_DEBUG, "PLAT: Chip %d GPU#0 is OpenCAPI\n",
>  			      chip->id);
> -			/*
> -			 * On witherspoon, bricks 2 and 3 are connected to
> -			 * the lanes matching links 0 and 1 in OpenCAPI mode.
> -			 */
> -			set_link_details(npu, 1, 3, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI);
> -			/* We current don't support using the second link */
> -			set_link_details(npu, 0, 2, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
> +			gpu0_type = NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI;
>  		} else {
>  			prlog(PR_DEBUG, "PLAT: Chip %d GPU#0 is NVLink\n",
>  			      chip->id);
> -			set_link_details(npu, 0, 0, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> -			set_link_details(npu, 1, 1, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> -			set_link_details(npu, 2, 2, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> +			gpu0_type = NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK;
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> @@ -318,16 +312,54 @@ static void witherspoon_npu2_device_detect(struct npu2 *npu)
>  		if (state & (1 << 1)) {
>  			prlog(PR_DEBUG, "PLAT: Chip %d GPU#1 is OpenCAPI\n",
>  			      chip->id);
> -			set_link_details(npu, 4, 4, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI);
> -			/* We current don't support using the second link */
> -			set_link_details(npu, 5, 5, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
> +			gpu1_type = NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI;
>  		} else {
>  			prlog(PR_DEBUG, "PLAT: Chip %d GPU#1 is NVLink\n",
>  			      chip->id);
> +			gpu1_type = NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	if (gpu0_type == NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI) {
> +		set_link_details(npu, 1, 3, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI);
> +		/* We currently don't support using the second link */
> +		set_link_details(npu, 0, 2, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
> +	}
> +
> +	if (gpu0_type == NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK) {
> +		set_link_details(npu, 0, 0, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> +		set_link_details(npu, 1, 1, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> +		set_link_details(npu, 2, 2, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> +	}
> +
> +	if (gpu1_type == NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI) {
> +		set_link_details(npu, 4, 4, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI);
> +		/* We currently don't support using the second link */
> +		set_link_details(npu, 5, 5, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * If an OpenCAPI card is connected to GPU#0, and an NVLink GPU is
> +	 * connected to GPU#1, the GPU will only receive 2 links rather than the
> +	 * usual 3.
> +	 *
> +	 * The reason for this is that without the OpenCAPI card, the GPU would
> +	 * be use links 3-5, connected to NPU bricks 3-5, which needs both
> +	 * stacks 1 and 2 to be in NVLink mode.
> +	 *
> +	 * However, with an OpenCAPI card in the GPU#0 slot that uses links 0-1,
> +	 * we need to use NPU bricks 2-3, which means stack 1 must be set in
> +	 * OpenCAPI mode. As such, the GPU will be restricted to using links 4
> +	 * and 5.


Out of curiosity - what exactly does set the OpenCAPI mode for a stack?

set_link_details(npu, 1, 3, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI);?


> +	 */
> +	if (gpu1_type == NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK) {
> +		if (gpu0_type == NPU2_DEV_TYPE_OPENCAPI) {
> +			prlog(PR_WARNING, "PLAT: Chip %d GPU#1 will operate at reduced performance due to presence of OpenCAPI device. For optimal performance, swap device locations\n", chip->id);
> +		} else {
>  			set_link_details(npu, 3, 3, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> -			set_link_details(npu, 4, 4, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> -			set_link_details(npu, 5, 5, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
>  		}
> +		set_link_details(npu, 4, 4, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);
> +		set_link_details(npu, 5, 5, NPU2_DEV_TYPE_NVLINK);



btw after this rework you could add this, right?

diff --git a/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c b/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
index fe13899..7ce525c 100644
--- a/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
+++ b/platforms/astbmc/witherspoon.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static void set_link_details(struct npu2 *npu,
uint32_t link_index,
                      link_index);
                return;
        }
+       assert(dev->brick_index != NPU2_DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
        dev->brick_index = brick_index;
        dev->type = type;
 }





>  	}
>  
>  	return;
> 

-- 
Alexey


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